I Achieved My Biggest Goal — So Why Didn’t It Make Me Happier?
The myth of “I’ll be happy when…” keeps you from your happiness
I had my Master’s defense this week and thought I would be more relieved afterward, but I'm not.
I’m happy to celebrate with my loved ones, but the anticipation and the path to getting there made me happier than actually achieving the goal.
My life continues the same: morning routine, work, and writing online.
The degree doesn’t change my everyday life at the moment.
I’ll get a raise at work, and that’s it.
I have more time to focus on something else now, while before, it was always at the back of my head as something that was not finished.
The achievement itself is just one moment.
Life is the path to success. If those years don’t make you happy, you need to find something else, or you’ll be disappointed when you achieve it.
So if achieving a goal doesn’t make you happy, why do we have them?
I use them for the good anticipation feeling and to have something to strive for. And it helps to be motivated daily.
